Just figured out i can get my paint done at my school as long as i help prep it

the only cost im paying is for the paint and im thinking of doing black with red pinstripes but idk how that would look

 

Black and Red, eh? You wouldn't be a Georgia Bulldogs fan, would ya?

"How 'bout them Dawgs"!!! lol

 

The prep will be easy. Put a cup of liquid tide in a car wash bucket. Fill it up with water and wetsand the whole truck with 400, then 600. The tide will remove all the contaminants from the surface giving you a clean slate to paint.

 

any suggestions if i do decide to get pin stripes colors that would look good with black?

 

The red would be ok,,,, personally I like a charcoal or titanium with black. It's a bit more subtle but just enough to break up all that black.

 

ooooooooh

i never thought to do the gray...that might actually look pretty damn sick

 

Even better, find a pinstriper to paint them on after the basecoat, then clear the truck. You don't have to worry about them peeling off and they will give a layered effect being under the clearcoat.

 

how would it not peel?

 

Because the stripes would be painted on, not the vnyl pinstripes. Plus being under the clear gives them more protection. Go with a high solids clear too. It will give more uv protection and overall durability. If it was a show vehicle, I'd recommend House of Color for the clear, it wetsands and buffs out beautifully but not the best for an every day vehicle that will be exposed to everything.

 

I just loaded a few pics of some cars I've built, all 3 were show winners respectively. The 73 Roadrunner took best in class at World of wheels here in Indy 3 years ago and the 71 Torino took 2nd at the Shelby reunion tour also in Indy. The 69 Grand Prix Model J took 2nd at a couple local showd and presented at James Dean festival two years in a row